James Matthew Hood (born May 15, 1962) is an American lawyer and the 39th
Attorney General of Mississippi. A Democrat, he was elected in 2003, having
defeated the Republican nominee Scott Newton. A former District Attorney, Hood
succeeded Mike Moore. He is currently the only elected Democrat holding
statewide ...

Jim Hood has served as Attorney General of Mississippi since 2004. Prior to
being elected as Attorney General, he served as a law clerk at the Mississippi
Supreme Court and as a special assistant attorney general. In 1995, he was
elected the district attorney for seven counties in North Mississippi. During his
eight years as ...

Pursuant to the laws of the State of Mississippi, the Attorney General and his
assistants represent the State of Mississippi and are required to devote their
entire time and attention to these public duties. Except as otherwise expressly
authorized by law, for example, the limited acts authorized under the consumer
protection ...

15 hours ago ... In his strongest statement to date, Attorney General Jim Hood said he is doing all
he can to get ready to run for governor in Mississippi. The 55-year-old former
prosecutor said his wife and family are still considering it. "It's tough on the kids,"
he said. "If you're the candidate, everybody's patting you on the ...

Jim Hood speaks with a folksy twang. He says grace before dinner and styles his
hair like the late country singer Conway Twitty. An American flag nearly as long
as Hood juts from the brick portico of his suburban Jackson, Miss., home, and just
inside the front door, he keeps a Good News Bible in plain view for guests to ...

Jim Hood (born in New Houlka, Mississippi) is the current Democratic attorney
general of Mississippi. He was first elected in 2003 and was sworn in the
following January. Hood most recently won re-election to his fourth term in 2015.
Hood had been considered a potential candidate for governor in 2011, but he
ultimately ...